Our Grantees
Andrea, from Ohio, was a leader at her public high school. In addition to her stellar grades, she was involved in many activities, such as cheerleading, being an art ambassador to the Cleveland Museum of Art and being Youth President of the Greater Cleveland Bowling Association. Read more -->>
Kylie, lives in rural Ohio, and was mainstreamed. She graduated at the top of her class at Ansonia High School with a 3.96 GPA. Her letters of recommendation attest to her outstanding achievements. She will be attending The Ohio State University, joining her older sister. In high school, Kylie was involved in multiple activities. These included student council (where she was President her senior year), Future Farmers of America (where she was also elected President), National Honor Society and Homecoming Chairperson.. Read more -->>
Megan is from California and an honors graduate of Gallaudet University. She grew up with a profound hearing loss in both ears, and is fluent in both ASL as well as in English. Since graduating from Gallaudet, she has decided she wants to get a masters degree in Speech Pathology so is going back to college to finish her prerequisites for graduate school. Read more -->>
Devorah, from Arizona, has a stellar record of achievement. She was born in Moscow, lost her hearing at age 1, and was taught in the Moscow Michaelian's School #30 for hard of hearing children. At the age of 17 she emigrated to the United States, eventually becoming an American citizen. Despite having to learn a new language, she has flourished in this country. After getting married and having 4 children, she decided to go back to school to get her education, and has maintained a 3.93 GPA in the first year of college while simultaneously taking care of her family. Read more -->>
Lauren, our second grantee from Arkansas, is a graduate of Southside High School in Batesville, AR and has two siblings who have a significant hearing loss as well. She likewise comes highly recommended by her teachers and others she has worked with. Lauren has been involved in multiple school activities, including Spanish Club and Future Business Leaders of America. She competed in the state district competition in Accounting, won her school's accounting award, and is an Arkansas Scholar. Read more -->>
Brooke from New York, not only did very well in school, but was also involved in innumerable other activities. She captained the varsity tennis team, was the American Sign Language Honor Society President, is a member of the National Organization for Women and the National Honor Society, and played in the school's marching band among many other things. She received a cochlear implant mid-way through her school years. Read more -->>
Ashley, from Louisiana, comes from a family of four, and was diagnosed with a severe hearing loss as a newborn. She was mainstreamed and did very well in high school, graduating with a GPA of 3.85. She was also involved in multiple activities, including the soccer team, the Octagon Club, and the National Honor Society among other school activities. She’s also been active in her church, volunteers at local nursing homes and the Humane Society, and has been a camp counselor. Read more -->>
Lindsay, from Oklahoma, comes from a family of six and is currently a sophomore at John Brown University in Arkansas. She is majoring in biochemistry and has currently gotten an 'A' in every class, despite carrying a rigorous premedical curriculum. Because of her stellar work in the honors program, she has been selected to present a paper at the Great Lakes Honors Conference in Oklahoma City. Read more -->>
Panagiota is a graduate of Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Illinois, where she had a 4.3 GPA. She has been involved in a huge number of extracurricular activities as well. These include being class secretary, National Honor Society, student council, leader of 'Relay for Life', and the school newspaper where she was editor-in-chief. She is also a lifelong student of dance, and found that her successes in dance gave her confidence to overcome the obstacles created by her profound hearing loss. Read more -->>
Erin, from Virginia, is described as "hard working, dedicated and enthusiastic...a person of extraordinary character who brings a positive attitude to everything she does." Despite commuting more than two hours daily and taking numerous AP courses, she maintained a stellar grade point average at the rigorous Maggie L. Walker Governor's School. Teachers' recommendations tell of her contribution to classes, her sharp mind, her commitment to excellence, and perhaps most impressive, her unique ability to really “listen” despite her bilateral hearing loss. Read
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Christine finished her first year with a 3.5 GPA, was involved in many activities - including the Campus Activities Board, Environmental Club, Outdoors Club and the Reach Out Center (community service group) - and worked the control desk in the school's Recreation Center. This summer she's worked at a kennel, is an assistant leader in a Boy Scout Troop, an adult Girl Scout, and involved in the Blackstone River Coalition. Read more -->>
Gabriel Gabriel graduated from RIT's honors program, with a major in Computer Science. He was interested in working for NASA. We haven't yet heard whether he has gotten a job with NASA. Read
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